2024-02-27 07:00:15
Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
The Catalan newspaper “Sport” revealed that Barcelona hopes to obtain the services of French international Adrien Rabiot, the Italian Juventus midfielder, in order to strengthen its ranks in the new season, following most of the players in this line suffered from repeated injuries during the current season, In the forefront of them are Pedri, Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Roberto, and before them Gabi, who had cruciate ligament surgery, ruling him out until following the end of the season, and the resulting decline in Barça’s performance in many of the season’s matches, its exit from the Spanish King’s Cup, and its loss in the Spanish Super Cup. Although it is still competing with Real Madrid and Girona at the top of “La Liga”, where “Royal Club” is ahead of it by 8 points, and Girona by 2 points, and there are still 12 rounds left until the end of the competition.
From this standpoint, the Blaugrana management’s interest came in strengthening the team’s midfield next summer.
Rabiot was at the forefront of the names proposed, due to his extensive experience with Juventus and his country’s national team.
The newspaper said that Barcelona is in the process of working in this direction, in order to include Rabiot, whose contract with the “Old Lady” expires next June 30, and the French star has not yet expressed his willingness to extend his contract, which means that he may become free and available “for free” at the end of the season.
The newspaper added that the task will not be easy for Barcelona, given that Juventus is making intense efforts to persuade Rabiot to renew his contract, following he became an indispensable element in the team since his arrival 4 seasons ago.
The newspaper admitted that Barcelona faces fierce competition in the deal, because Rabiot is on the “radar” of other major European clubs, led by Inter Milan, Arsenal, Newcastle, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich, and in the face of this strong competition, Barcelona needs to make a double effort, in order to convince the “French rooster.” By joining the “Catalan”.
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